BELHAVEN, a village and watering-place, in the
parish of Dunbar, county of Haddington, f of a mile
(\V.) from the town of Dunbar; containing 380 inhabitants.
It is a suburb of Dunbar, pleasantly situated on
the south-eastern shore of Belhaven bay, which opens
into the Firth of Forth; and a strong mineral spring
draws hither a number of summer visiters. A church
was opened in 1840, which is now a place of worship in
connexion with the Free Church. The place gives the title
of Baron to a branch of the noble family of Hamilton.